One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Abigail. Every Abigail in the Bible
- verses
- 14
- first named
- 1 Samuel 25:3
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 3:1
- period
- United Monarchy
- role
- David's wife
Description
Who was Abigail?
Abigail was a wise and beautiful woman who was initially married to a wealthy but foolish man named Nabal. When David and his men were in the wilderness, Nabal refused to provide them with food and supplies. Abigail, learning of this, quickly gathered provisions and went to meet David, apologizing for her husband's behavior and urging David not to seek revenge.
Impressed by her wisdom and courage, David accepted her appeal and spared Nabal's life. When Abigail told Nabal about this incident, he had a heart attack and died ten days later. After Nabal's death, David sent for Abigail and married her.
Abigail became one of David's wives and bore him a son named Chileab, who is also known as Daniel (2Sa.3.3; 1Ch.3.1). She accompanied David during his time in Ziklag, where he sought refuge from King Saul (1Sa.27.3; 30.5). Abigail's story demonstrates her wisdom, diplomacy, and faith in God.
Relations
Direct connections
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The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.
Places
Where this happens
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 14, across 3 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
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Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- 1 Samuel 25Abigail hurried out with provisions, met David in the ravine, and kept him from avenging himself.
- 1 Samuel 30Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, was taken captive and later recovered by David.
- 2 Samuel 2Abigail travels with David to Hebron, identified here as the widow of Nabal.
- 1 Chronicles 3Abigail was named as the mother of Daniel.
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